I have been cooking for about 20 years. I got into cooking when I got married as my wife baked well but that was about it. I found myself getting tired of store bought Mac and Cheese and hamburger helper. I started to do all the cooking. At first I would experiment with dishes my mom use to make when I was growing up. As I got more confident I branched out into recipes and dishes that I had tried at various places. After a few years I was modifiying recipes and getting rave reveiws from family and freinds. Of course the fact that I do a majority of the cooking means I do all the grocery shopping as well. My wife is lost in the grocery store now! I love Mexican food as well as spicy dishes. I also love to BBQ on a gas grill. I BBQ year round, nothing like a simple cut of Filet on the grill.